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Boulder Acoustic Society - American Roots music with the edge of punk rock and the grace of chamber music.

Each member of Boulder Acoustic Society comes from a different musical world, and the resulting mix is what makes their music so special. Shredding guitar licks, soaring gypsy violin, a little ukulele and the thump of an old time bass bounce around with a jazz accordion and creative percussion to create a new sound.
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Modesto Film Society presents "The Thin Man"

Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, and Cesar Romero William Powell and Myrna Loy star as Nick and Nora Charles, a sophisticated couple who, together with their dog Asta, manage to solve murders while enjoying the good life. Based on a story by Dashiell Hammett and nominated for four Oscars, THE THIN MAN launched a series of five sequels between 1936 and 1947. Roger Ebert describes the film as a “drawing room comedy with dead bodies," and says that it resembles an “all dialogue version of an Astaire and Rogers musical, with elegant people in luxury hotel penthouses and no hint of the Depression anywhere in sight."
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